Journal
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.685789
Keywords
mechanochemistry; tribochemistry; mechanical alloying; tribology; mechanical activation; nomenclature; mechanochemical pictographs
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- COST Action [CA18112]
- RFBR [19-29-12026-MK]
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This passage discusses the evolution of terms in the field of mechanochemistry and the importance of defining parameters to describe experimental conditions clearly. The text also raises questions about encoding information on processes in a concise and self-explanatory manner.
Over the decades, the application of mechanical force to influence chemical reactions has been called by various names: mechanochemistry, tribochemistry, mechanical alloying, to name but a few. The evolution of these terms has largely mirrored the understanding of the field. But what is meant by these terms, why have they evolved, and does it really matter how a process is called? Which parameters should be defined to describe unambiguously the experimental conditions such that others can reproduce the results, or to allow a meaningful comparison between processes explored under different conditions? Can the information on the process be encoded in a clear, concise, and self-explanatory way? We address these questions in this Opinion contribution, which we hope will spark timely and constructive discussion across the international mechanochemical community.
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